Virtualization:How To Use OpenVZ On Linux
This article is an introduction to OpenVZ, an open source container-based virtualisation solution for Linux. In computing, virtualisation is the creation of a virtual version of a hardware platform,...
View ArticleVirtualisation and Disk Management in OpenIndiana
In the previous part, we got acquainted with OpenIndiana — how to install the base system, find and deploy packages, and perform maintenance tasks with ZFS. This part is devoted to isolated and...
View ArticleVirtual Machines For Abstraction: The Dalvik VM
With the rise of heterogeneous systems, there is a requirement for a scalable software system that is cost-effective and maintenance-free. Virtual machines (VMs) provide abstraction from the...
View ArticleVirtualization: How to access VirtualBox from a Browser
This article introduces phpVirtualBox, an open source, AJAX and PHP-based implementation of the Oracle VirtualBox user interface. Oracle VirtualBox is great enterprise-ready virtualisation software....
View ArticleVirtualisation and Open Source: What Makes It the Right Match?
Well, we all know what virtualisation is about—we’ve read and heard of it over and over again. But let’s look at it from the view point of the open source world. Virtualisation means the simulation of...
View ArticleApp Development on the Cloud Made Easy with PaaS!
This article looks into the benefits of using the Platform as a Service paradigm to develop applications on the cloud. It also compares a few top PaaS providers in the market today. For a typical...
View ArticleDatabases in the Era of Cloud Computing and Big Data
We take a look at the directions in which databases are evolving, driven by the twin factors of the “Cloud” and “Big Data”. Let’s start with a quick look at cloud computing, and discuss the Big Data...
View ArticleWhat is Network virtualization?
In computing, network virtualization is the process of combining hardware and software network resources and network functionality into a single, software-based administrative entity, a virtual...
View ArticleCloud computing is not the evolution of virtualization
Many of you may probably think that after the success of virtualization technology they had to invent something appealing to keep pushing sales and they called it Cloud Computing. And the same people...
View ArticleThe truth on enterprise private clouds
It feels so great when someone among the most recognized high tech analysts out there writes down exactly what you think. It’s an endorsement of your own thinking to read James Staten (@Staten7) from...
View ArticleThere is no such thing as the cloud uptime
Yesterday readwrite.com featured an article by Mike Pav titled “Storm Warning: Why 100% Cloud Uptime Is Impossible” and I thought it was such a piece of misinformation that I decided to write this blog...
View ArticleQ&A:How is Docker.io different from a normal virtual machine?
I keep rereading the Docker.io documentation to try to understand the difference between Docker.io and a full VM. How does it manage to provide a full filesystem, isolated networking environment, etc....
View ArticleQ&A:Can I run a 64-bit VMware image on a 32-bit machine?
Q: Can I run a 64-bit VMware image on a 32-bit machine? I’ve googled this, but there doesn’t seem to be a conclusive answer. I know that it would have to be completely emulated and would run like a dog...
View ArticleQ&A:How to do ItemsControl virtualization?
Q:I have an ItemsControl containing a list of data that I would like to virtualize, however VirtualizingStackPanel.IsVirtualizing=”True” does not seem to work with an ItemsControl. Is this really the...
View ArticleHow to set up Ubuntu Desktop VM on Amazon EC2
Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 is the most widely used pay-as-you-go type of elastic compute cloud. You can launch a VM instance in a matter of minutes by using one of those Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)...
View ArticleHow to check Open vSwitch version (network virtualization)
Open vSwitch (OVS) is an open-source virtual switch(network virtualization), featuring programmable switch forwarding capability. The forwarding plane of OVS can be dynamically controlled by an...
View ArticleHow to install and configure KVM and Open vSwitch on Ubuntu or Debian
In today’s multi-tenant data centers, the concept of virtualization is being extended from hypervisor-driven server virtualization to network virtualization. In this environment, software-based virtual...
View ArticleThe Cloud Hosting: An Introduction
This article is not one of the series articles on the basics of Linux. In this guide, we will go over some of the basic concepts involved in cloud hosting, including how virtualization works, the...
View ArticleVirtualization in Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is one of the most useful technology that is been widely used all over the world. It generally provides on demand IT services and products. Virtualization plays a major role in cloud...
View ArticleTrue Software Defined Networking (SDN)
The world is, and has been, buzzing about software defined networking. It’s going to revolutionize the entire industry, commoditize hardware, and disrupt all the major players. It’s going to do all...
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